Garden calendar

Shows and exhibitions

• The Garfield Park Conservatory gets a jump on its 100th anniversary in 2008 with "Let it Snow, Let it Grow." It's a flower show running through Jan. 11 featuring a display of predominantly white plants in the Horticulture Hall and Show House at 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago. No extra charge for this exhibit. (773) 638-1766.

Chicago Botanic Garden

The Wonderland Express returns with almost 750,000 lights sprucing up the Esplanade and the Regenstein Center with a special holiday horticultural exhibit through Jan. 6 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (closes early around holidays and closed all day on Dec. 25). Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors and kids.

Free "Winter Wonders" family drop-in activities run from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends through Dec. 24 and Daily from Dec. 26 through Jan. 6 in Burnstein Hall.

Christmas Breakfasts with Santa are from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays through Dec. 12. Cost is $20.95 and $14.95 for kids.

Christmas Suppers with Santa are at 6 p.m. Thursdays through Dec. 20 and include dinner, carolers and exhibits. Cost is $28.95 and $17.95 for kids under age 12.

The garden is at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, just east of the Edens Expressway in Glencoe. Hours are 7 a.m. to dusk. daily. Admission is free. Special-event fees apply. Parking is $15, $7 on Tuesdays for seniors 62 and older.

For more information, call (847) 835-5440 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org.

Morton Arboretum

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus are on hand for "Breakfast with Santa" on Saturdays through Dec. 22 at 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $22.50 for adults and $21.50 for kids. Call (630) 725-2066 for reservations.

See a display of professionally designed and decorated Christmas trees through Jan. 6.

The Ginkgo Restaurant hosts the dinner theater show "Solstice Feast" with song, dance and stories about different traditions surrounding the shortest day of the year. The shows are 6 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 23. Tickets are $55 for members and $65 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. Call (630) 725-2066.

The arboretum is open from 7 a.m. to dusk daily. The entrance is on Route 53 just west of I-355 and north of the Reagan Tollway.

Admission is $9 for ages 18-64, $8 for those 65 and older, $6 for children 3-17. Children 2 and younger are admitted free. On Wednesdays, admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for children 3-17. For information, call (630) 968-0074 or visit www.mortonarb.org.